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Post a new topicby contentuser on Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:13 pm

Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Lung Cancer(Free Handout)



Photodynamic therapy

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) often is used to treat inoperable lung cancer Photodynamic therapy involves the injection of a light-activated drug (e.g., photofrin/polyhaematoporphyrin, lumin). Then, during bronchoscopy (examination of the airways using a flexible scope), the lung tumor is illuminated by a laser fiber that transmits light of a specific wavelength. At that time, the laser light is used to des...Read the full article
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